You won’t believe what happens when Comcast and TWC face actual competition
For the past couple of years, we’ve been alternately amused and horrified whenever cable company bigwigs have told us that we don’t really “need” fast speeds …
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Awesome smartwatch crowdfunding project raises scam alerts
Not too long ago, Kickstarter suspended a crowdfunding campaign for the iFind, a device that would have raised well over $550,000 despite not being able …
Future spies might not need to hear you to understand what you’re saying
Being able to extract audio from a soundless visual recording is something that intelligence agencies will likely one day use – if they don’t already do …
The hidden cost of Facebook’s Internet.org project
Facebook has joined forces with other tech companies to create Internet.org, an organization that wants to bring the Internet to developing markets. The social network …
New leaked pics show the Moto 360 will look as gorgeous as you hoped
After a report last week suggested that the Moto 360 may not have the build quality some expect – the report said the smartwatch will …
Hotel starts handing out $500 fines for customers who leave bad Yelp reviews
Running a business in the age of online reviews is obviously very stressful. Customers who don’t enjoy their time at an establishment could irreparably tarnish its reputation with …
Let’s never speak again: The incredible benefits of searchable text
I could, in theory, phone everyone up that’s reading this story and convey this message to them via voice. I’m in no position to argue …
This is your chance to ask Facebook to pay you $500 in exchange for your personal data
Even though Facebook is very useful when it comes to staying connected with friends, spying on your ex, and pretending you’re awfully happy with your …
The funniest thing you’ll see today: Kids try figuring out how to use to ancient typewriters
The Fine Brothers’ series of videos featuring children reacting to outdated technology is always entertaining and its latest video where kids get to play with …
HTC still hasn’t stopped the bleeding
Sure, HTC has become somewhat profitable lately, but that’s only because the company has taken some pretty significant cost cutting measures. From a sales standpoint, …
Samsung just got itself sued by another iconic tech giant
Even though Microsoft isn’t making any popular Android devices of its own, the giant Windows maker is still milking a lot of cash from Android …
Finally: Cell phone unlocking is legal in the U.S. once again
Beginning Friday, August 1st, it is once again legal to unshackle your carrier-locked cell phone in the United States. President Obama on Friday signed the Unlocking Consumer Choice …
Forget killing business cards – SwivelCard rockets them into the digital age
For years, we’ve been told that various technologies were going to render business cards obsolete. NFC-enabled smartphones, apps that let you bump two devices together …
This unexpectedly gorgeous Moto 360 rival comes from a surprising source
There’s a lot of hype around the upcoming Moto 360 smartwatch, as Motorola was the first Android Wear device maker to come up with an awesome …
The funniest thing you’ll watch today: Team Coco builds an iPad from household items
Apple’s iPad is a great tablet, quite possibly the best on the market, but it’s also one of the most expensive. There are now countless …
Confessions of a music thief
I have stolen music. A massive amount of music, in fact. Over the past decade or so, I have illegally downloaded hundreds of songs from various …
This is one Moto 360 rumor you won’t like
The Moto 360 may be one of the most hotly anticipated smartwatches out there, but a new report from Asia casts a shadow on the …
Google’s $4 million mystery barge is headed for the junk yard
$4 million is barely a drop in the bucket for Google, which racked up $16 billion in revenue in the June quarter alone. But $4 million …
MLB trashes ISPs, doesn’t like the FCC’s ‘fast-lane’ plan one bit
The net neutrality debate is far from over, especially since the FCC is still sorting through more than one million comments on the matter. Quartz reports that one …
New leak reveals OnePlus’s top-secret smartwatch
The One won’t be OnePlus’s only smart device this year, as the company is working on a smartwatch of its own. BGR India has exclusively obtained images …
iWatch production delay confirmed by most solid source yet
Were you hoping to get an iWatch this fall? If so, then you might have to hold out until Christmas. AppleInsider points us to a …
PSA: This emoji stands for praying hands, not a high five
There seems to be some confusion about what certain emoji actually mean. Gawker brings us word that a TV station in Philadelphia described the emoji …
It’s official: Apple is axing 200 Beats employees
Apple is cleaning house as the $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics approaches completion. Bloomberg reports that Apple has informed over 200 Beats employees that …
This could be the final nail in the Sprint-T-Mobile merger’s coffin
The $32 billion merger between Sprint and T-Mobile always faced a major uphill climb since U.S. regulators really weren’t keen on the idea of letting …
Korea’s worst baseball team builds robot fans to cheer demoralized players
When a baseball team hits a slump, it can feel insurmountable at times. It doesn’t help when the fan base isn’t there to support the …
The one thing that Tim Cook really needs to do better
Unlike a lot of pundits and analysts, I actually think Tim Cook has done a very good job of running Apple. The company is still …
T-Mobile swings to Q2 profit, adds 1.5 million net customers
T-Mobile on Thursday morning reported solid second-quarter earnings that sent the stock climbing in pre-market trading. The company says it led the industry in a …
Want to make $1 million per month? Retire from the NSA
Former NSA director Keith Alexander will charge companies up to $1 million a month to keep them safe from online hackers, Foreign Policy reports. Apparently …
The man who said Google Glass would revolutionize computing wants Microsoft to dump Windows Phone
One-time Google Glass enthusiast Robert Scoble is always an entertaining read, although he’s not exactly someone whom tech companies should take advice from. After all, …
A tech fan’s confession: I actually regret helping Amazon kill off bookstores
I’m not normally one to weep over obsolete business models. I can’t bring myself to fret too much about the Internet strangling the life out …
